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Questions : The “Residuary Powers” (not mentioned in the Union, State or Concurrent lists of the Constitution) are vested in

(a) Lok Sabha

(b) State Legislature

(c) President of India

(d) Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Three subject lists, the Union list, the State list, and the Concurrent list, define the legislative powers of each level of government. All residuary powers are vested with the Parliament of India. In the U.S.A. and Australia the residuary powers are given to the States. In Canada they vest in the Union.

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Question : 1

What is the maximum gap permissible between two sessions of Parliament ?

a) Twelve months

b) Six months

c) One month

d) Three months

Answer: (b)

The Constitution empowers the President to summon each House at such intervals that there should not be more than 6-month’s gap between the two sessions. Hence the Parliament must meet at least twice a year. In India, the parliament conducts three sessions each year.

Question : 2

What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the Parliament ?

a) Nine months

b) Eight months

c) Four months

d) Six months

Answer: (d)

The period during which the House meets to conduct its business is called a session. The Constitution empowers the President to summon each House at such intervals that there should not be more than 6 month’s gap between the two sessions. Hence the Parliament must meet at least twice a year.

Question : 3

Parliamentary or Presidential Government can be distinguished mainly by

a) the legislative-executive relations

b) the employer-employee relations

c) its federal nature

d) the rigidity of the Constitution

Answer: (a)

In a parliamentary system, the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from, and is held accountable to, the legislature; the executive and legislative branches are thus interconnected. In a presidential system, the head of state often is also the head of government, and the executive branch does not derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature.

Question : 4

Amendments cannot be put up in either House to

a) Appropriation Bill

b) Annual Financial Statement

c) Demand for grants

d) Any of the above

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

Which of the following is not correct?

a) The Supreme Command of the Defence Forces is vested. in the President

b) The resoonsibility of National Defence rests with the Union Cabinet

c) The three Chiefs of Staff (Army, Navy and Air Force) are under the direct control of the President

d) All important questions having a bearing on defence are decided by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

Consider the following Vice-Presidents of India:

  1. V.V Giri
  2. M Hidayatullah
  3. BD Jatti
  4. GS Pathak
Which one of the following is the correct chronology of their tenures?

a) 2, 1, 3, 4

b) 1, 4, 3, 2

c) 3, 2, 1, 4

d) 4, 1, 3, 2

Answer: (b)

The correct chronological order of the Vice-Presidents of India is as follows:

  1. V.V.Giri – 1967
  2. G.S Pathak –1969
  3. B.D Jatti –1974
  4. M Hidayatullah – 1979

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